Microsoft offers voluntary buyouts to about 60,000 employees amid AI push

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Microsoft is offering voluntary buyouts to roughly 60,000 employees in the US, UK, Canada, and India. This is a far larger step than an earlier retirement offer limited to about 9,000 employees. The company is pursuing the move as part of an ongoing effort to keep funding AI infrastructure while lowering its operating costs. The development follows CEO Satya Nadella's recent comments signaling that AI will reshape the size of Microsoft's workforce.

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